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<td class="v">8:1</td>
<td>And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.</td>
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<td class="v">8:2</td>
<td>And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.</td>
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<td class="v">8:3</td>
<td>As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.</td>
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<td class="v">8:4</td>
<td>Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.</td>
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<td class="v">8:5</td>
<td>Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.</td>
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<td class="v">8:6</td>
<td>And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.</td>
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<td class="v">8:7</td>
<td>For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.</td>
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<td class="v">8:8</td>
<td>And there was great joy in that city.</td>
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<td class="v">8:9</td>
<td>But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:</td>
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<td class="v">8:10</td>
<td>To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.</td>
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<td class="v">8:11</td>
<td>And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.</td>
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<td class="v">8:12</td>
<td>But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.</td>
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<td class="v">8:13</td>
<td>Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.</td>
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<td class="v">8:14</td>
<td>Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:</td>
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<td class="v">8:15</td>
<td>Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:</td>
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<td class="v">8:16</td>
<td>(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)</td>
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<td class="v">8:17</td>
<td>Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.</td>
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<td class="v">8:18</td>
<td>And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,</td>
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<td class="v">8:19</td>
<td>Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.</td>
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<td class="v">8:20</td>
<td>But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.</td>
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<td class="v">8:21</td>
<td>Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.</td>
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<td class="v">8:22</td>
<td>Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.</td>
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<td class="v">8:23</td>
<td>For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.</td>
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<td class="v">8:24</td>
<td>Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.</td>
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<td class="v">8:25</td>
<td>And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.</td>
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<td class="v">8:26</td>
<td>And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.</td>
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<td class="v">8:27</td>
<td>And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,</td>
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<td class="v">8:28</td>
<td>Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.</td>
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<td class="v">8:29</td>
<td>Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.</td>
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<td class="v">8:30</td>
<td>And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?</td>
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<td class="v">8:31</td>
<td>And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.</td>
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<td class="v">8:32</td>
<td>The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:</td>
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<td class="v">8:33</td>
<td>In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.</td>
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<td class="v">8:34</td>
<td>And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?</td>
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<td class="v">8:35</td>
<td>Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.</td>
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<td class="v">8:36</td>
<td>And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?</td>
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<td class="v">8:37</td>
<td>And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.</td>
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<td class="v">8:38</td>
<td>And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.</td>
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<td class="v">8:39</td>
<td>And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.</td>
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<td class="v">8:40</td>
<td>But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.</td>
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